(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 4:17:31

Vi"per*ine [L. viperinus: cf. F. vip'erin.]

Of or pertaining to a viper or vipers; resembling a viper.

Viperine snake. Zool. (a) Any venomous snake of the family Viperidae. (b) A harmless snake resembling a viper in form or color, esp. Tropidonotus viperinus, a small European species which resembles the viper in color.

 

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